NEW DELHI: Mauj Mobile’s Gamesbond, which is a curated mobile gaming store for premium games, has introduced gameplay videos for gamers.

With the introduction of gaming videos, Gamesbond said that it is taking a big step towards creating an immersive gamer centric experience for passionate mobile gamers.

“In more mature gaming markets like the US, gaming has become a spectator sport with massive consumption around gameplay videos and eSports. A recent survey conducted by Gamesbond identified that as much as 21% of gamers decide the game to download and play based on game reviews including gameplay videos. Given the high level of overall video consumption in India we believe this trend will only escalate. The current game play videos inclusion and future releases will ride on this wave.” Badri Sanjeevi, Co-Founder & CEO, Mauj Mobile, said in a statement.

Gameplay videos, which try to capture the actual gameplay involved in a specific game giving the user a realistic view of the game, which could be created by both gaming users and experts. The other format would be Gaming videos, professionally created video content focused on the gaming genre.

Globally, mobile gaming has become a spectator sport with 65 % of hardcore gamers watching live streams and 33% watching eSports.

According to estimates by SuperData research more than 134 million people worldwide watched eSports in 2015 and this audience is expected to grow to 188 MM by 2016. It is precisely for this reason that internet giants like Google and Amazon are directly investing in expanding gaming video content.

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